Giverny Capital 13F annual report

Giverny Capital is an investment fund managing more than $2.37 trillion ran by Francois Campeau. There are currently 49 companies in Campeau’s portfolio. The largest investments include Berkshire Hathaway and Ametek Inc, together worth $358 billion.

$2.37 trillion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 16th August 2024, Giverny Capital’s top holding is 484,477 shares of Berkshire Hathaway currently worth over $201 billion and making up 8.5% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Berkshire Hathaway, Giverny Capital owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 936,696 shares of Ametek Inc worth $156 billion, whose value fell 7.3% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Meta Platforms Inc worth $150 billion and the next is Heico worth $128 billion, with 723,697 shares owned.

Currently, Giverny Capital's portfolio is worth at least $2.37 trillion. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.

Careers at Giverny Capital

The Giverny Capital office and employees reside in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Francois Campeau serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Giverny Capital.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Giverny Capital revealed that it had increased its stake in Berkshire Hathaway and bought 4,495 additional shares worth around $2 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Berkshire Hathaway makes up 47.4% of the fund's Finance sector allocation and has grown its share price by 24.3% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Giverny Capital is getting rid of from its portfolio. Giverny Capital closed its position in Coherent Corp on 23rd August 2024. It sold the previously owned 116,314 shares for $7.05 billion. Francois Campeau also disclosed a decreased stake in Markel Corp by 0.5%. This leaves the value of the investment at $65.3 billion and 41,471 shares.

One of the largest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Giverny Capital are Krane Funds Advisors and Cooperman Leon G. They manage $2.37 trillion and $2.37 trillion respectively.


Francois Campeau investment strategy

Giverny Capital’s portfolio is diversified across 8 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Consumer Discretionary — making up 19.9% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 51.0% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are large-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $10 billion in market cap make up 43% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only approximately 0.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $220 billion.

The complete list of Giverny Capital trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 23rd based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.

Security Shares Owned Value Allocation
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
0.94%
484,477
$201,368,083,000 8.51%
Ametek Inc
0.94%
936,696
$156,156,590,000 6.60%
Meta Platforms Inc
0.64%
297,713
$150,112,849,000 6.34%
Heico Corp.
0.65%
723,697
$128,470,691,000 5.43%
Alphabet Inc C
0.25%
647,436
$118,752,711,000 5.02%
Carmax Inc
0.79%
1,594,948
$116,973,486,000 4.94%
Progressive Corp.
0.84%
534,821
$111,087,670,000 4.69%
Visa Inc
1.25%
386,967
$101,567,228,000 4.29%
NVR Inc.
0.31%
13,179
$100,009,632,000 4.23%
Installed Bldg Prods Inc
0.97%
471,552
$96,988,815,000 4.10%
Booking Holdings Inc
77.11%
20,003
$79,241,885,000 3.35%
Medpace Holdings Inc
1.55%
188,094
$77,466,514,000 3.27%
Five Below Inc
4.60%
697,875
$76,047,439,000 3.21%
Fiserv, Inc.
0.98%
484,933
$72,274,414,000 3.05%
Keysight Technologies Inc
0.25%
479,558
$65,579,557,000 2.77%
Markel Corp
48.51%
41,471
$65,344,196,000 2.76%
Schwab Charles Corp
0.97%
869,813
$64,096,520,000 2.71%
Alphabet Inc
5.95%
310,083
$56,481,618,000 2.39%
Starbucks Corp.
92.61%
715,626
$55,711,484,000 2.35%
M T Bk Corp
2.10%
345,262
$52,258,856,000 2.21%
Bank Ozk Little Rock Ark
2.53%
1,194,539
$48,976,099,000 2.07%
Analog Devices Inc.
3.63%
200,423
$45,748,554,000 1.93%
Edwards Lifesciences Corp
0.07%
446,016
$41,198,498,000 1.74%
Bank America Corp
0.08%
986,115
$39,217,794,000 1.66%
Lululemon Athletica inc.
0.67%
130,113
$38,864,753,000 1.64%
Arista Networks Inc
2.10%
97,619
$34,213,507,000 1.45%
Fortune Brands Home Sec In
1.60%
445,631
$28,939,277,000 1.22%
Floor Decor Hldgs Inc
1.45%
276,298
$27,466,784,000 1.16%
Disney Walt Co
0.21%
233,262
$23,160,584,000 0.98%
Littelfuse, Inc.
0.94%
78,692
$20,112,888,000 0.85%
Credit Accep Corp Mich
3.92%
25,107
$12,922,071,000 0.55%
Kinsale Capital Group In
85.94%
32,744
$12,615,608,000 0.53%
Mastercard Incorporated
3.08%
23,524
$10,377,848,000 0.44%
Jpmorgan Chase Co
2.61%
40,226
$8,136,111,000 0.34%
Align Technology, Inc.
3.88%
29,991
$7,240,727,000 0.31%
Coherent Corp
Closed
116,314
$7,050,955,000
Ferguson Plc New F
2.96%
29,765
$5,763,992,000 0.24%
Spdr Sp 500 Etf
No change
4,752
$2,586,133,000 0.11%
Apple Inc
No change
10,027
$2,111,887,000 0.09%
Novo-nordisk A S
No change
12,400
$1,769,976,000 0.07%
Copart, Inc.
No change
27,484
$1,488,533,000 0.06%
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Ltd
0.37%
8,163
$1,418,811,000 0.06%
Ishares Tr
10.68%
12,562
$1,269,516,000 0.05%
Airbnb, Inc.
No change
7,055
$1,069,750,000 0.05%
Spdr Gold Tr
No change
4,206
$904,332,000 0.04%
Old Dominion Freight Line In
100.00%
4,724
$834,258,000 0.04%
Dream Finders Homes, Inc.
No change
32,202
$831,456,000 0.04%
Ishares Silver Tr
No change
23,000
$611,110,000 0.03%
SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc
No change
3,753
$455,652,000 0.02%
Grayscale Bitcoin Tr Btc
No change
7,442
$396,212,000 0.02%
Tjx Cos Inc New
Closed
1,085
$110,041,000
CIENA Corp.
Closed
661
$32,686,000
No transactions found
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